North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Violence Prevention & Reduction Specialist Practitioner

The closing date is 10 July 2025

Job summary

Are you passionate about improving staff safety? Do you have experience and qualifications in violence prevention and reduction? Do you have an interest in regulatory compliance? Do you want to work in a supportive, innovative and dynamic team with the opportunity to learn new skills?

If the answer to these questions is yes, then we have a fantastic opportunity for you to join the North West Ambulance Service Corporate Affairs Directorate as one of our new Violence Prevention and Reduction Specialist Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

North West Ambulance Services are developing a new team focused on violence prevention and reduction aligned to the NHS England National Security Standard. These roles will provide specialist advice to managers and staff on a wide range of violence prevention and reduction matters, as required, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation for the Trust to maintain the highest standards of security and safe working for staff and patients.

Our ambition is to be the best ambulance service in the UK, delivering the right care, at the right time, in the right place, every time. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to join our team.

Ability to travel across the Northwest will be required as part of this post.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of society regardless of disability, age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief.

About us

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.

Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.

Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.

We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Date posted

26 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

242-4730

Job locations

30 Incident & Risk

Trustwide

BL1 5DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this role.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please ensure you have read the full Job Description and Person Specification before applying for this role.

The Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy early if a large number of applications are received.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Communicate effectively both internally and externally using a wide variety of techniques (both written and verbal) to clearly articulate complex safety legislation current and emerging.
Able to prioritise effectively dealing with competing demands.
Ability to negotiate and influence persuasively to command confidence and respect from stakeholders.
Strong problem solving, improvement and reasoning skills.
Ability to interpret statistics to identify trends in incident records.
Be computer literate and able use appropriate windows packages and risk management software (e.g. DCIQ).
Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner.

Qualifications

Essential

Be a Chartered Member of IOSH and / or hold qualified local security management specialist qualifications or equivalent or demonstrate a commitment to study towards the qualifications during the first two years in post.

Knowledge

Essential

Sound experience of providing VPR advice within the NHS or healthcare setting or within a multi-site / multi-disciplinary organisation.
Experience in completing complex risk assessments.
Experience of incident and claims investigation.
Experience in applying changes in H&S legislation.
Experience of carrying out inspections and audits.
Experience of working within a team.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Flexible and highly motivated.
Ability to manage own workload.
Project a professional image.
Act in accordance with the NHS values and behaviours framework.

Person Specification

Skills

Essential

Communicate effectively both internally and externally using a wide variety of techniques (both written and verbal) to clearly articulate complex safety legislation current and emerging.
Able to prioritise effectively dealing with competing demands.
Ability to negotiate and influence persuasively to command confidence and respect from stakeholders.
Strong problem solving, improvement and reasoning skills.
Ability to interpret statistics to identify trends in incident records.
Be computer literate and able use appropriate windows packages and risk management software (e.g. DCIQ).
Ability to maintain confidentiality and deal with situations in a sensitive manner.

Qualifications

Essential

Be a Chartered Member of IOSH and / or hold qualified local security management specialist qualifications or equivalent or demonstrate a commitment to study towards the qualifications during the first two years in post.

Knowledge

Essential

Sound experience of providing VPR advice within the NHS or healthcare setting or within a multi-site / multi-disciplinary organisation.
Experience in completing complex risk assessments.
Experience of incident and claims investigation.
Experience in applying changes in H&S legislation.
Experience of carrying out inspections and audits.
Experience of working within a team.

Personal Attributes

Essential

Flexible and highly motivated.
Ability to manage own workload.
Project a professional image.
Act in accordance with the NHS values and behaviours framework.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

30 Incident & Risk

Trustwide

BL1 5DD

Employer's website

https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

30 Incident & Risk

Trustwide

BL1 5DD

Employer's website

https://www.nwas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)